They're a long time coming, but the calculated grades for the Leaving Cert class of 2020 are being released on Monday the 7th of September. Never in the history of the Leaving Cert have we seen anything like this before so naturally, there is a lot of confusion and questions around it. What do I do if I'm unhappy? Can I defer my course? What happens if I re-sit som...

Times are tough and exam students are being asked to make sacrifices In the most recent annoucement from the government (10th of April) the Leaving Cert has been postponed to late July/August and Junior Cert has been cancelled with class assessments to take place when schools go back.  In an unusual episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Nessa and Eimear connect from tw...

Everyone feels under pressure from time to time but too much pressure can have dire consequences Do you feel under pressure to get good results? Is it from your friends? Parents? Yourself? While pressure can sometimes can be a good thing, if you don't know how to manage it, it can lead to large amounts of stress. Which in turn will hinder your progres...

Life as a student shouldn't be a toss up between good grades and a good social life. When so much importance is put on doing well in exams and working for the future you want, more and more students every year are falling victim to poor mental health. Often young people can be made feel like they have to choose between having a life and getting the results they want in...

Failure is something that happens to all of us at some point in our lives. Sometimes if you fail an exam, your self esteem can plummet and it can darken your outlook for the future.  In this episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Nessa and Eimear are here to assure you that's not the case, and why failure is actually a good thing. Not just in exams, but in all aspec...

Introducing Spaced Repetition, the study technique you need to know about Ever spend so much time studying one topic and can't figure out why you can't remember it later on in an exam? That's because your brain needs to be constantly reminded of information if it's going to remember it in the long run. In this episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Nessa and ...